An occupational exposure limit for welding fumes is urgently needed

• Main Authors: Bengt Sjögren (Author), Maria Albin (Author), Karin Broberg (Author), Per Gustavsson (Author), Håkan Tinnerberg (Author), Gunnar Johanson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Approximately 11 million people work as welders worldwide and an additional 110 million are exposed to welding fumes at work (1). Several countries have an occupational exposure limit (OEL) for welding fumes of 5 mg/m^3 (1, 2) and similar OEL for respirable dust (2). Given the accumulating evidence...